Thursday, 2 December 2004
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U.S. boosting troop numbers in Iraq...
The United States is strengthening its military presence in Iraq to 150,000, ordering more soldiers to the country and extending the stay of some combat units already stationed there.
FULL STORY
[Via CBC News]
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At Least 200,000 Fled Falluja, No Early Return Seen
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - More than 200,000 people who fled Falluja ahead of the U.S. offensive have yet to return and many are in desperate need of aid, with temperatures in Iraq heading toward freezing, a new U.N. emergency report says.
[Via Reuters: World]
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CNN's Word of the Year
CNN: 'Blog' is top word of the year. As CNN reports, 'blog' has been named the top word of the year by Merriam-Webster.... [Get Real]
[Via Scott Young's Radio Weblog]
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See comic subscriptions in NetNewsWire 2.0
MacOSXHints:: “Fortunately, ucomics.com provides a standard format for the location comic images for each date (see note below). So it was simple enough to write a python script which I then used as a special subscription in NNW.”
[Via Ranchero.com]
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Russ calls it: Apple + 18 months = cellphone
Russell Beattie: "Apple will launch a mobile phone within 18 months."
Great article again by Russ. He's thinking with a mind 6 to 12 months ahead of the rest of us, so the 18 month prediction is not that far off. He makes some superb subpoints about outsourcing phone manufacturing and the blend of Apple's marketing and user-focus with another's technology.
I say Russ called it--I'm laying a $20 bet.
[Via house of warwick] But I want it now!
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